2001-02
State Finals Summary
The
99th running of the IHSAA Boys Track and Field Championship was being headlined
as a showcase for
The
evening got off to a strong start for the suburban
Lawrence
North picked up another 10 points with a first place finish from senior Marcus
Lewis as he defended his title in the Long Jump. After a 23' 6" effort in 2001, Lewis
sailed to 24' 3 3/4" this time around and became the event's first
back-to-back winner since Frank Young of
The
Wildcats were back at the top of the podium again at the finish of the 3200
Meter Run in the person of Nef Araia.
Araia, who was also this year's cross country champ, was over three and
a half seconds ahead of his nearest competitor as he finished with a clocking
of 9:22.78.
Elkhart
Memorial reached the win column in the night's second running event with junior
Corey Miller showing the way in the 110 Meter Hurdles in 14.21.
Gary
West Side picked up its first 10 points of the meet in the 100 Meter Dash with
Mark Jelks carrying the mail in what appeared to be a state record time of
10.25. However, moments later it was
announced that the junior's time was wind-aided and, thus, not allowed as the
state record of 10.31 set by Jerome Harrison of
To
make the situation even more difficult for the youngster, it happened again in
the 200 Meter Dash as he turned in a 20.88 to apparently set a new
standard...only to have it disallowed again because of winds in excess of the
allowed speed variance. Jeffery Patrick
of Gary Roosevelt holds the event record in 1982 in 21.10.
A
state record was set in the 400 Meter Dash with David Neville of
Ben
Davis quarterback and
Banks
returned to the winner's circle again in the 1600 Meter Relay as he and fellow
seniors Darius Robinson, Marcus Cooksey and Kevin Kempf combined their speed to
cross the finish line first in 3:17.47.
In
the Pole Vault competition, Ben Davis was again well represented by senior Ray
Scotten who cleared 16' 6", exactly a foot higher than second place
finisher, senior David Stead from Norwell. Scotten returned to take a shot at
the state record of 16' 9", but was unable to clear that mark.
Ben
Davis garnered its fourth victory of the night in the 300 Meter Hurdles as
senior Kevin Kempf crossed the finish line in a time of 37.61, which propelled
the Giants into second place in the team standings.
Senior
Tyron Green allowed Lawrence Central to take home a first place finish
dominating the field in the 800 Meter Run, turning in a time of 1:51.91, better
than three seconds in front of second place finisher, John Hiestand of
Bloomington North.
In
the other field events,
In
the High Jump, Rodney Carney, a senior from Indianapolis Northwest, took a shot
at 7’ 1 1/2", which would have been a state record. He failed in his attempt, but by that time he
already proved himself the best of the field when he cleared 6' 11" for
the win.
Jason
Brown of South Bend Clay grabbed the top position in the Shot Put as the junior
heaved it some 58' 5 1/2".
Kevin
Kempf of
Kempf
ranks 14th in his class of 681 and has been selected to the National Honor
Society. He is a member of the Student Council, Key Club, German Club, DECA,
FCA, and Business Professionals of America.
He was the Sophomore and Junior class presidents and Senior class
treasurer. He plans to attend
Athletically,
Kempf won Academic All-Conference honors in Cross Country and Track, the
Academic Excellence Award, Senior Mr. Giant Award, Ben Davis Male Scholar
Athlete Award and was named Ben Davis Track Man of the Year. He was captain of the Cross Country team and
also played soccer.
In
this year's state meet, Kempf anchored the victorious leg of the 1600 Meter
Relay team and was also the champion in the 300 Meter Hurdles.
His
parents are Jan and Joe Kempf of
Farm
Bureau Insurance, corporate sponsor of all IHSAA state tournaments, presented a
$1,000 scholarship to Ben Davis in the name of Kevin Kempf.
A
total of 368 teams and 7,165 students began competition at the sectional level.
2001-02
2001-02 Robert
S. Hinshaw
Mental
Attitude Award Recipient
Kevin Kempf
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400
Meter Dash State
Meet Record (46.99) David Neville |
|
Event |
Record |
Year |
Holder |
School |
|
100 Meter Dash |
:10.31 |
1980-81 |
Jerome Harrison |
|
|
200
Meter Dash |
:21.10 |
1981-82 |
Jeffrey
Patrick |
Gary
Roosevelt |
|
400
Meter Dash |
:46.99 |
2001-02 |
David
Neville |
|
|
800
Meter/880 Yard Run |
1:50.20 |
1976-77 |
Tom
Martin |
|
|
1600
Meter/Mile Run |
4:04.20 |
1975-76 |
Rudy
Chapa |
|
|
3200
Meter/Two Mile Run |
8:55.10 |
1974-75 |
Rudy
Chapa |
|
|
110
Meter/120 Yard Hurdles |
:13.40 |
1975-76 |
Jerry
Hill |
Indpls.
Arsenal Technical |
|
300
Meter Intermediate Hurdles |
:37.43 |
1998-99 |
Daniel
Martin |
|
|
400
Meter Relay |
:41.02 |
1981-82 |
Don
Young, Jeff Patrick, Glen
Moore, Alan Price |
Gary
Roosevelt |
|
1600
Meter Relay |
3:13.66 |
1979-80 |
Kenneth
Carter, Craig Peterson, Walter Monagan, Sortero
Burnett |
|
|
3200
Meter Relay |
7:42.64 |
1998-99 |
Mark
Pemberton, Jesse Davis, Jason Dorais, Ed
Morgan |
|
|
High
Jump |
7-1.25 |
1976-77 |
Jeff
Woodard |
|
|
|
7-1.25* |
1979-80 |
Ron
Jones |
|
|
|
7-1.25* |
1979-80 |
Adam
Shumpert |
|
|
Long
Jump |
24-7.75** |
1994-95
|
Frank
Young |
|
|
Pole
Vault |
16-9 |
2000-01 |
Matt
Campbell |
|
|
|
16-9 |
2000-01 |
Paul
Gensic |
Carroll
( |
|
Shot
Put |
66-8.5 |
1996-97 |
Jeremy
Allen |
Pike |
|
Discus |
217-1
|
1992-93 |
John
Schulte |
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* Tied Record
** Tied His 1993-94 Record
Note: Beginning
in 1980, all running events were conducted at metric distances. Records established prior to that year in
non-metric events have been converted to their metric equivalents and are
listed in the above chart. When these
converted times are bettered in future state finals, the record holder for the
English distance event will be maintained in the chart below under the Progression
of Records category with the English event and record time. Events that are
no longer contested at the state track and field meet also are listed below.
|
Event |
Record |
Year |
Holder |
School |
|
100
Yard Dash |
:9.50 |
1965-66 |
|
Brebeuf |
|
220
Yard Dash (Straightaway) |
:20.50 |
1966-67 |
Larry
Highbaugh |
|
|
220
Yard Dash (Curve) |
:21.30 |
1970-71 |
Patrick
Gullett |
Gary
Mann |
|
|
:21.30* |
1975-76 |
Cornell
Garrett |
|
|
440 Yard Dash (Two Curves) |
:47.4 |
1977-78 |
Leon Tubbs |
|
|
440
yard Dash (One Curve) |
:47.30 |
1963-64 |
Kenny
Head |
|
|
180
Yard Low Hurdles |
:18.60 |
1962-63 |
Jerry
Saffell |
LaPorte |
|
330
Yard Low Hurdles |
:37.00 |
1977-78 |
Robert
Johnson |
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